With its beautiful scenery and pleasant environment，Dalian is backed by mountains and facing the sea. It is not only one of China's famous sea-shore touring cities，but also a summer resort，a sanitarium as well as a holiday resort. It faces the mist-covered water of the vast Pacific Ocean. There are a lot of bays near the sea，with reefs scattering about. The landform here is truly unique. All these elements have composed an elegant，quiet and bright seashore scenery with a clear sky，blue sea，white sand and black reefs as its characteristic. Looking out at Dalian from the sea，one can see an even more marvelous，splendid and attractive scenery. Islands in emerald shape such as the famous Snake Island and Birds Island scatter here and there along the coastlines of over 1000 kilometers. Be-sides all these，Dalian's peerless seafood，bathing places with clean water and superior sand，as well as yachts that are dashing cheerfully，attract tourists in a prevailing way.

Large-scale activities such as the already-famous Dalian International Fashion Festival，Import & Export Commodities Fair, Spring Festival Fireworks & Firecrackers Gathering，Acacia Flower Festival，International Marathon and the Ice Lantern Meets in Bingyu Valley and so on are held here in Dalian every year.